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Brachylepas

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Brachylepadidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Brachylepas Sepkoski
2009Brachylepas Alekseev p. 34
2015Brachylepas Gale p. 238
2019Brachylepas Gale
2021Brachylepas Chan et al.
2023Brachylepas Gale and Vidovic p. 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
familyBrachylepadidaeWoodward 1901
genusBrachylepas

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Brachylepas americana Zullo et al. 1987
Brachylepas angulosa Collins 1973
Brachylepas guascoi Bosquet 1857
Brachylepas naissanti Hebert 1855
Brachylepas thieli Gale 2020
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skane) B. naissanti, B. guascoi (210592)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland B. naissanti (212513) B. sp. (212512)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Arkansas) B. americana (210622)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland B. naissanti (212523 212525 212526)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Kazakhstan B. naissanti (210430)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) B. angulosa (210603)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium B. naissanti (211445)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) B. guascoi (67135)